NamPol Incident report of alleged assault by police officers on Elleste Plaatjie not available

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The Namibian Police have not yet made available the incident report on the alleged assault by two of its members on the late Keetmanshoop resident Elleste Plaatjie.

Nbc News has been requesting for the public document since the incident occurred in January but to no avail.

Messages sent to the ||Karas Regional Commander Commissioner Marius Katamili have gone unanswered.

Chief Inspector Elifas Kuwinga of NamPol’s public relations informed NBC that his office is not in possession of the incident report.

Two accused police officers remanded in custody following brief court appearance

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Meanwhile, the Police Officers implicated in the death of Elleste Plaatjies were remanded in police custody following their brief court appearance in the Keetmanshoop magistrate's Court. 

The officers, attached to the Police Special Reserve Force, Bernard Mulisa and Wilbard Neshuku aged thirty-one and twenty-five years old respectively, were charged with murder and assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm. 

State Prosecutor Lewis Chigunwe opposed granting bail to the suspects.